Comments on: New podcast

By: aaron

aaron — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:08:41 +0000

Alan I was agreeing with you…. I said although bron looked tired all in all I don’t think it’s going to kill him. No one in the top ten is playing less than 38. Meaning they are all playing more than that. Meaning I was saying you were right…. what am I missing? And I am trying to have my e-mail on here….try clicking my name.

By: Alan Tucker

Alan Tucker — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 06:48:11 +0000

Wow. Travis, I can honestly say I haven’t been this excited since that one night at the old Arena, when I saw the Cavs’ Bobby Lewis throw a fullcourt pass to the Cavs’ John Warren for a wide-open layup…Into Portland’s basket.

By: travis

travis — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 06:33:56 +0000

i’m officially a fan of mr. tucker.

By: GeouffHouston

GeouffHouston — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 04:49:31 +0000

Windhorst and Finnan are the best Cavs beat writers but honestly, of all the people who you could stalk, you choose him?

Brian man, this is seriously weird.

Love your blog. The nutcase notwithstanding.

By: Alan Tucker

Alan Tucker — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 04:10:20 +0000

Aaron, you’re not posting your e-mail address so I can e-mail you, so I gotta talk to you here. Sorry, Bri. Did somebody really post that, Aaron? That person is a certifiable idiot. In point of fact, rounded off to the next decimal point, six of the current top-10 scorers average at least 40 minutes per game. And the other four are very close to 40. If you really want to have a good time, go back and review the minutes per game from almost all the good and great players of the past 50 years. Look at the minutes played by guys on many of the teams that won championships. You’ll quickly see the James minutes argument is supported by absolutely nothing. Merely a coach cushioning himself from the media, in the event of a losing streak, by pre-selling chunks of spoiled baloney to a captive audience. Apparently right now it’s a buyer’s market.

By: someone who knows

someone who knows — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:57:02 +0000

Alan, the problem is that you do not have a sufficient outlet. Your comments are a blog post in itself!

So I did you a favor and made you a blog where you can post all your Cavs musings. Link to them on here.

username: AlanTuckmeister

password: iluvbrian

We’ll come check you out all the time. Have fun!

By: aaron

aaron — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:41:24 +0000

Alan as much as I sometimes disagree with you I will say your posts are generally well thoughtout and backed up by stats or facts of some sort.

Bron looked a little tired tonight against the pacers I”ll be honest. Shot wise…however… 9 assists makes my previous posts look better eh?

BUt to the post there is no one in the top 10 scoring playing less than 38 minutes. I don’t think 3 a game more is goign to kill lebron.

By: Alan Tucker

Alan Tucker — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 02:57:35 +0000

I am really sorry, but it is simply not possible for me to parrot the silky smooth writing stylings of some by leaping into a professional basketball beat writer’s blog with something really short and articulate like, “WINDHORST, YOU’RE REALLY A BIG BIG DUMMY, I LUV MY ANDY, ANDY IS MY FAVORITE PLAYER, HE DOES NOT DESERVE AN INCOMPLETE YOU STUPID DUMMY, ANDY DESERVES A B+ GRADE EVEN THOUGH HE HASN’T PLAYED A SECOND ALL YEAR, AND ALAN TUCKER HAS COOTIES!”

Technically this is my third post and therefore a violation of the new house rules, but I’ll get around it by saying to my third-favorite Cavaliers beat writer of the past 35 years (slightly behind Bill Nichols and Terry Pluto) the following joyous holiday words: “HAPPY KWANZAA AND ENJOY THE FEDEX PACKAGE CONTAINING MY SWEET HOMEMADE RUM BALLS!!!”

By: Bob S

Bob S — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:42:54 +0000

Don’t take it personally Alan, I was just kidding around. It isn’t easy to come up with words to go along with Happy Holidays. The main point is to try and keep the posts to a reasonable size… I can’t say I read your post because it is just way too big to waste my time on.

By: Alan Tucker

Alan Tucker — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:25:04 +0000

Thanks for specifying precisely what is “psychotic” about my prior post. Seemed pretty sane to me, but then again, maybe crazy people don’t know they’re crazy. Regardless, why are you sitting around in the back of the class and shooting spitballs??? I just now reread my post 46 times, and all 46 times, I did not see the words “Bob S” anywhere in there. So how ’bout a comment regarding the referenced Windhorst-Pluto Podcast, or something otherwise remotely intelligent. For example, why can hundreds of immensely talented past NBA players play in the neighborhood of 38 to 40 minutes a game, and yet James’ minutes are supposedly “too many?” Dave Cowens, John Havlicek and Jo Jo White were all playing 40 minutes a night and winning championships without once complaining about their boo-boos. If you’ve got a job playing in the NBA, then by definition, your body is in amazing condition. Occasional guys like Mel Turpin and Oliver Miller notwithstanding. Any media reaction to “excessive” minutes-per-game is fictitious apologist baloney with next to no foundation in NBA history. Particularly when you’re talking about James. His name is LeBron James. LeBron. Last time I looked in the media guide, it wasn’t Rick “Super Freak” James.

With that being said, if you still feel so incredibly compelled to include me in your cerebral online commentary, then maybe Brian will have a Podcast with me regarding my upcoming colonoscopy. It’s scheduled for this Thursday, December 29, 2005. A mere one week before Jeff Van Gundy brings his gleaming half-shaved head into gorgeous Cleveland, Ohio on January 5, 2006. I am looking forward to both events with breathless anticipation.